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GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI H55-GD65 WiFi

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 18identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:7
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
    • H55-GD65 WiFi:1

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Comparison of GA-P55-USB3, H55-GD65 WiFi
55 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800,1066,1333,2133 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers87
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs66
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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